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Queen Victoria was highly influential when it came to antique Victorian jewelry. It was, after all, produced during her reign from 1837 to 1901 and consisted of a diverse variety of designs and styles. These pieces would determine an individual’s status and identity. Victorian jewelry was worn by women since it was unconventional for a man to wear such feminine objects. Nelson & Nelson Antiques is an antique shop in New York City that has a wide variety of antique Victorian jewelry for sale. Take time to stop in our store or look around our website. We’re sure you’ll appreciate our various pieces of antique Victorian jewelry for sale.
Swiss brooch, ca 1880. Oval enameled plaque in gold frame; rim comprises applied scrolls heightened with enamel and inset with pearls.
The plaque depicts the Château de Chillon, a medieval castle set on an island in Lake Geneva, with Mont Blanc in the background. Chillon was a source of inspiration to the English Romantics, especially Lord Byron whose Prisoner of Chillon was inspired by its use as a prison during the 16th-century Wars of Religion. Byron’s evocation of tormented solitude is... Click for details
Sale Price: $1,925.00This pretty brooch with stones mounted in silver-topped 18k gold has been designed in the shape of a flower. The petals have been formed from 5 incised citrines in a warm smokey yellow-brown color which surround a cut diamond in the center. The stem of the flower and the petals' border are all highlighted by inlaid old European and rose-cut diamonds. The back has been marked with a French guarantee stamp. The brooch measures approximately 1 3/4" X 1 1/4" and was made Circa:1880. It is a... Click for details
Sale Price: $2,625.00